An ethnic Tai-Leng, or “Red Shan,” schoolteacher was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the murder of a fellow Red Shan man in…
Tag: Hpakant Township
Army mouthpiece blames Hpakant fire on KIA
Members of the Kachin Independence Army started a fire that destroyed a warehouse in Hpakant Township on Wednesday, according to Myawady News.
Hpakant fire destroys mining company warehouse
No casualties were reported in a fire that did extensive damage to property owned by a mining company in Hpakant Township on Wednesday.
Cop who pulled gun at meeting apologises
Soe Zaw Zaw, vice-commander of the Combat Police Battalion based in Hpakant, has apologised for brandishing his gun at a meeting with members of the public.
Jade sales drop amid ongoing conflict
Proceeds from Burma’s annual sale of jade, gems and pearls totalled US$592.12 million, down nearly 10 percent from 2015, government data showed.
Dreams of riches and risk of death -- a jade miner’s life
Maung Aye left his poor village for Hpakant, where he risks his life each day to find the one jade stone that will lift him out of poverty.